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Republican presidential candidate John McCain has released a new ad featuring shots of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton (Watch above). Both stars appear briefly as a narrator describes Democratic opponent Barack Obama as "the biggest celebrity in the world." The narrator then asks, "Is he ready to lead?" The Obama campaign responded in a statement: "On a day when major news organizations across the country are taking Senator McCain to task for a steady stream of false, negative attacks, his campaign has launched yet another. Or, as some might say, 'Oops! He did it again.'" McCain campaign manager Rick Davis...

For 20 years I have kept my silence. I will do so no longer. In the debate over John Bolton's nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, it finally has been made clear to me that a human being who yells at another human being does not deserve to hold high office. It's what Sen. George Voinovich calls “the Kitchen Test.” And so, it's time I finally told the painful truth: Ted Kennedy yelled at me. He hurt my feelings. Therefore, those who believe John Bolton does not deserve to be confirmed must surely also agree that Senator...